RSS2- Techniques for the Disability Specialist : HYBRID Class

This 8 week course (August 25- October 25 2025)will be useful to any paraprofessional working in an environment where you may interact and or support someone with a physical, intellectual and/or developmental disability. This course will explore the necessary technical knowledge to support social skills and integration, adaptation, self-dependence, health, safety, nutrition, recreation, leisure and communication for persons with disabilities. Topics covered include behavior management, functional skills, infection control, individual program planning and implementation and independent living.

This course satisfies requirements for Part II of the San Diego Regional Center’s Residential Specialist Certificate.

NOTE, this is an 8 week college-level course. Participants should expect to devote 4-10 hours per week to course work.

Mode of Instruction: HYBRID; Online Materials and Assignments with Grossmont CampusClassroom Meetings during the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, and 7th weeks of class.

Course Dates: August 25- October 25, 2025

Course Cost: $325.00

Payment/Refund and Cancellation Policy: Please see our Frequently Asked Questions Page for our policies.

GROUP RATES may be available.

Contact Dr. Janice Melroy: janice.melroy@gcccd.edu with any questions about Disability Support Services Program (registration, certificates, rates, etc.)

Contact Professor Thomas Carr: thomas_carr@gcccd.edu with questions specific to this course.

**Additional Information: As a Corporate College student, I understand and consent for Grossmont-Cuyamaca Corporate College to use my image for marketing/advertising purposes, including but not limited to including such image in flyers or other marketing tools and on the Corporate College Website.

I further understand that If I do not wish to give consent, I will notify Corporate College in writing prior to the start of each course.

About Our Instructors

Thomas Carr, MS:

Tom has been working directly with adults with Intellectual Disabilities for more than 25 years. Throughout his career in the field, he has been part of numerous programs committed to empowering individuals with I/DD to realize their full potential. He received a Master's in Rehab Counseling from San Diego State University with an emphasis in counseling. He taught Disability and Society at Grossmont College from 2006-2009, with both in person and virtual instruction modalities. Tom is passionate to share with everyone that a disability is not what defines a person, and we should all emprace each other in spite of our differences and disabilities.